Latest update: 02/01/2012 

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The kingdom of happiness

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Has Bhutan discovered the secret to happiness? In this small kingdom nestled between India and China, wealth is less important than well-being. So instead of GDP they measure GDH, gross domestic happiness! So what is the secret to happiness in Bhutan? Well, they say it's their rejection of a consumer society. But in our globalised world, how long will the young generation resist the lure of modernity?

By FRANCE 24

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